2011 Map of Fessenden West

About this map

Fessenden sits at the southeastern edge of this Wells County landscape, where the town's street grid, including 1st St N and 1st St S, meets the diagonal path of Old Hwy 52. The survey captures the quintessential North Dakota prairie section-line road system, dominated by a network of numbered avenues and streets that segment the agricultural plains. To the northwest, the small settlement of Manfred lies along the James River, which meanders through the central portion of the quadrangle. For those researching local genealogy or settlement patterns, the map identifies the German Baptist Cemetery and Hillside Cemetery, providing specific markers for early community burial sites. Significant water features like Hirshkorn Lake in the southwest and several unnamed prairie potholes punctuate the landscape, illustrating the region's natural drainage before it meets the river. This 2011 record documents the rural infrastructure of the area at the start of the 21st century.